Eyelash curler



c. PALMER June 3, 1952 EYELASH CURLER 2 SHEETS--SHEET 1 Filed March so,1948 IN VEN TOR.

June 3, 1952 c, PALMER 2,598,719

EYELASH CURLER Filed March so, 1948 I v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Patented June3,

EYELASH CURLER Charles M. Palmer, Washington, D. (3., assig nor to AdelePalmer, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March so, 1948, Serial No. 18,040

19 Claims.

The subject matter of this invention is a functionally and structurallyimproved and serviceable eyelash curler wherein an arcuate fixed jaw iscarried by spaced track means of a relatively stiff wire frameoperatively sustaining a swingable actuator for bodily displacing apairof complementary and adjustably coupled components defining a padreceiving movable jaw slidably guided by the spaced track means towardsor away from the fixed jaw. In an eyelash curler of the type alluded to,one of the complements characterizes means to support the resilient padwhile the other complement is utilized as a member for retaining andclamping'the pad on and against the pad supporting complement. Oneimportant object of the invention resides in the provision of aconveniently operable movable jaw wherein a posterior pad supportingmember or complement thereof is slidably guided by the track means andis hingedly connected to crank means of the swingable actuator and ischaracterized by an arcuate but vertical rim and an arcuate horizontalshelf or ledge and wherein an anterior clamping and retaining member orcomponent is also hingedly connected to. the crank means and embodies arearwardly offset rim adapted when adjusted to engage the rubber padmounted on the shelf in advance of the engagement of the lower anddepending but separable apronsof theicomplements to positively positionthe rubber pad or filler against the rim of the supporting memberagainst removal therefrom. Another objectresides in the provision of anovel movably guided jaw comprising a pair of complementary removablynested components or complements embodying arcuate aprons having theirlower terminals pivotally connected to crank means of the swingableactuator and having their breast portions desirably adjustably andremovably coupled to permit adjustable displacement of one of thecomplements towards or away from the other-complement of the pair toconveniently clamp or unclamp the rubber pad. Another object istoprovide an improved movably guided jaw wherein the pad. supportingcomplement thereof is characterized by spaced strengthening flangesbetween which the pad retaining and clamping complement is removably andadjustably received and nested upon the actuation of a knurled controlwheel conveniently accessible at the front of the anterior pad retainingand clamping complement and carried by a stud fixedly sustained by theposterior pad sustaining'complement and projecting through a clearanceopening or elongated slot in the, pad retaining and clamping complement.The invention has a further object to provide a slidably guided padreceiving receptacle wherein the front wall thereof is removed to allowfor the insertion of the pad clamping closure means or anteriorswingable complement conveniently adjustably controlled by couplingmeans accessible at the front part of the curler. Specifically theinvention has as a further object the provision of a movable jawcomprising a pad supporting member having a shelf guided by the spacedtrack means of the wire frame and having a depending apron embodying acurved breast portion and a downwardly and rearwardly curved tailportion serving as fulcrum means having terminal means including spacedwings pivoted to and straddling the crank means of the swingableactuator, the movable jaw further comprising a pad retaining andclamping member having a depending apron including a downwardly. andrearwardlycurved tail portion for abutting the fulcrum means and havinga breast portion spaced from the breast portion of the pad supportingmember and adapted to be flexed towards the latter upon the manipulationof the adjustable control wheel carried by the pad supporting means andcooperating with the breast portion of the pad retaining and clampingmember. The invention has as another object to preclude accidentaldisplacement of the adjustable wheel by utilizing the compression of therubber pad to react on the swingable retaining and clamping member forfrictionally bearing against the adjustable wheel when the latter isclamping the retaining and clamping member against the rubber pad. Theinvention hasas another object the provision of a movable jaw whereinboth of its juxtapositioned and depending aprons are pivotally connectedto the posterior ends of the crank means of the actuator and whereintheanterior apron has a twisted portion for arranging a perforated terminalthereof substantially normal to the posterior apron to allow thisterminal to be quickly inserted between juxtapositioned parts of thecrank means and permit swinging of the anterior apron towards or awayfrom the posterior apron. Another object is to prevent accidentalremoval of the adjustable clamping wheel from the fixed stud orsupporting means thereof carried by the posterior pad supportingcomplement. Another object resides in the provision of spaced lipsforwardly offset relativeto' thevertical, resilient, upstanding andclampingarcuate rim of the swingable complement and fairly widelystraddling thedepending apron; of the latter and adapted to abut theshelf or ledge serving as stop means to limit adjustment of theswingable or rim of the slidably guided pad sustaining memcomplementtowards the rubber filler or pad. ber.

j 1 "Another important object is realized in the pro- Fig. 13 is a viewalong the lines of Fi 12 devision of a normally swingable and arcuatecompicting the removable rubber pad however firmly ponent or memberwherein the ends of the upper 5 clamped and slightly compressed betweenthe clamping and resilient rim thereof and its comupper guard or rim ofthe rear slidable or postepanion depending lips-approach the rubber padrior pad sustaining member and the 'front or e ort nsfi for the pasi nev e Prox ma ad u ta nd -rotebl p d. retaining,

of the. ardiiate-intermediate.gor medial part of member of the movableoryshiftable jaw. c this normally contracted resilient but relativelyFig. 13 isa sectional view on the line [E -IS rigid rim or bow whichintegrally embodies such of Fig. 13.

ends, thus permitting'on insertion of one or both i Fig. 14 is a viewtaken on the line I l-M of ends of the rubber pad to be initiallyandiguiglgly l fig. 1 2 to illustrate the relief or clearing openinggripped by these ends to facilitate thereafter 9r slot of the forwardlyprojecting boss of the proper positioning of the pad within ther'egephinged; androtatable clamping component of the tacle after whichthe control knob or wheel-is Y movable jaw. I rotated to flex andflatten thebow or rim. there: 5 Fig. 15 is a view similar to Fig. 13showing the by expanding the curve of the medial part of the movable jawclosed but empty of a rubber pad.

resilient rim whereby the latter as well as the f Fig-16 is a viewsimilar to Fig.3 however illusnow abutting ends thereof securely butdisen- 5 o trating the ends or terminalsonly of the relativegageablygrip. and clamp .the rubber .pad in the 1y rigid abut resilient-andnormally contracted rim jrenentapleofathe supportingor sustaining com.-of the. swingable clamping component abutting 1 i ementof themovablyguided jaw, Other sal- "the ends of the rubberpad to hold the latter inientobjeets, andimportant functional and strucpositio'nwithin thereceptacle at which time the Vturaliearturesof{the inventionxwill appearfrom medialarcuate portion of this rim is spaced and .the.. 11lowi.ngdetailed description considered in -unclamped from-thepad.

th ightoi: the aeeompanying drawings wherein: Fig. 17 is afragmentaryperspective viewof the is a front yiew of the eyelashlcurlerxadslidablejaw however with the stud thereof of the 3 .Qordingut'o invention,illustrating. the curler type shown Figs. 11 andlfi but not upset and:QIO QQi-L' T r 1'30 Completely uncoupled from the swingable pad wfi razzis, a:.,sid-e,,-view of Fig. 1 however showing retaining. member orcomplement of .theimovable 'thecurler opened. 1 jaw. r

rlii aitnansverse sectional viewon the line j Fig. 18 is a fragmentaryview of Fig. l however 3 of fi'ig .1v illustrating t res'flienflrim orbow. with the movable jaw inthe relation shown in o atoneendthereofprior to. positioning within the 33*. :isgafyr-iew -similarlto Big. 3.but depicting receptacle a d p 0 fi l lampin 3 izlrlblgenpadsremovedto. show. the normally Fig. 19 is aplan-view of Fig. 1.8 illustratingtheontracted-relation of the. rim or. how of the I pad n-a as r lati nandhaing one d ipp d I .orlpadr l.

' lampil qomponentor swingable complementp 40 y the resilient butadequately rigf the :E- g. 3 is. aperspeetive view of: therubber fillern able compleme t and r I 20Qis a fragmentary transverse. andien 1 .g.zhdfewinggble complement expanded and 3 Fig. 16 permitting; the .pad tobe quickly. gripped .clampin therubber-pad.v

Fig. A. an enlarged .horiz ontallisectional new i larged: sectionalview-on the 1ine.zu... ;;zn.- ofi'Eig -1.

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taining; the swingable lever for actuatingthe 1 Pad supportingmember'fsembodiesan slidablyyguided j g arcuateforwardly proiecting lower shelforledge I FigGad-5:3vrtiammnsverse sectiqnal View on H; providedat-itsendswith.thespaced openings 'the.l-ine'-8"8 of Fig.-'l1butlshowingthe. curler mmsurrmndediby the upstanding bear1519;155a;rverfiqarfimnsversg seqtiofinal fl Rent downwardly. from,and'integraliwith the similar {go-Fig; syhowmgr-fihe qurlgr @Qsed. andforward edge, or margmofshelf His thedepenm cri ping. a l yel h betweeni flxed law and 7 channel shaped; and tapemd apmn'broadly 1 w M I dented l4 ('Fi s'. 12 and 1.7:). appro. .riatel the a or fill p y bl g .3mgqyablyrclampeq by countersunk to proyide-the forwardly proieetm w v 1hollowbossli ApronJA-ma-y'besaiditobe-flared I iig ggg i a ii on ahaying itswidest part or breast. portion 115 (Fig.

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Since the forward ends of the bearings l3 (Figs. 3A and 17) areappreciably spaced apart they provide asuitable gateway G for convenientinsertion of the rubber pad or filler R on the shelf ll having itsopenings I2 slidably receiving the spaced upstanding sides or tracks 2|of therelatively rigid one piece metal wire frame broadly designated F(Fig. '7) having the downwardly converging branches 22 in turn mergingwith the spaced flattened portions or bearings 23 merging with thehandle generally designated H comprising juxtapositioned reaches 24defining the finger receiving loop 25. At the upper ends of theupstanding portions or sides 2| the arcuate stationary sheet metal baror'jaw J is appropriately fixed or anchored.

For actuating the pad sustaining member PS towards or away fromthe fixedarcuate jaw or brace J the flattened rearwardly extending crank portions26 of the juxtapositioned and offset reaches 21 of the swingable onepiece metal wire lever L are first interposed between the flattened andspaced bearings 23 of the frame F and are pivoted on the front fulcrumrivet or pin 28 carried by the bearings 23. 'To facilitate such shiftingof the pivoted lever L the reaches 21 are integrally merged with thefinger receiving loop 29. With the crank portions 26pivotally sustainedbythe. frame F they extend rearwardly thereof as shown and are closelybut movably straddled by the spaced ears l8 of the pad sustaining memberPS. The fulcrum pin 39 carried by the outer perforated ends of the crankportions 26 is appropriately upset to pivotally retain the ears l8relative to the lever L.

However prior to insertion of the fulcrum pin or rivet 39 into thealigned perforations 3| and 32' (Figs. 5 and of the ears 18 of the padsustaining member PS and crank portions 26 of the pivoted hinged leveroractuator means L, the lower terminal or ear 32 of the pad retaining andclamping member RM is first interposed between the rear ends of thecrank portions 26 Ear 32 is provided with an opening 33 (Fig. 10)adapted to line up with the alined perforations 3| and 32 of the pivotedears l8,and the crank portions 26 after which the fulcrum pin 30, oraxis forthe clamping and retaining complement RM is inserted and upset.By this arrangement, ear or lug 32 of the pad retainingand clampingmember RM and the ears or wings l8 of the pad sustaining member PS arepivotally sustained by the fulcrum pin or axis 39. Or in other words theaxis of rotation of the clamping and retaining member or component RM inthe matter, of swinging the latter towards or away from the companionpad supporting complement PS is approximately or almost normal to thevertical axis of the spaced sides or tracks 2|. 7

The pad retaining clamping member RM has an upper arcuate margin, rim orguard 35 from which integrally extends the forwardly projecting arcuateflange, shoulder or ledge 36 and integral with the latter anddependingand bent down from the forward part thereof is the sustainedfront or proximal and tapered apron 31 (Fig. 1) characterized by anupper and relatively wide breast'portion 38 and alower downwardlycontracted tail'portion 39. The breast portion 38 By the arrangementdisclosed, the retaining and clamping member or swingable complement RMof the movable jaw MJ may be swung bodily about the fulcrum or hinge pin39 towards or away from the channeled apron I4 of the pad sustainingmember PS whereby the upper arcuate wall or rim may be removablyreceived between the bearings 13 and into or out of the gateway G. Alsothe proximal or front apron 31 is swingable into and out of theposterior channeled apron l4 and is adapted to be removably nestedtherein. Suitably fixedly anchored against rotationin the breast portionit of the depending. apron l4 of the slidably guided pad sustainingmember or complement PS is the forwardly projecting and exteriorlythreaded stud 44 on which the internally threaded manipulatable androtatableknurled wheel 45 is mounted, the wheel being limited in itsdisplacement away from the movable jaw MJ by the enlarged stop shoulder46 on stud 44. The stud 44 projects through the elongated relief orclearing slot 42 in the boss 40 of the swingable component RM to permitthe latter ample divergence or spread for convenient mounting of therubber pad or filler R onto the shelf or support I I of the padsustaining member PS as indicated in Fig. 11. In such position therotatable wheel 45 is against stop 45 and component RM is widelydisplaced from its companion complement PS, the boss 49 cooperating withwheel 45to limit divergence of complement RM away from the complementPS. In this relation the movable jaw MJ may be said to be fully openedbut still coupled to the external threaded stud 44.

Pursuant to positioning of the rubber pad R on shelf ll, wheel 45 isrotated by the fingers of the operator, thus automatically shifting oractuating the swingable complement RM in a direction towards thecomplement PS. During such operation the flat face 41 (Fig. 12) of thewheel 45 cooperates with the flat face 4| of the boss 49. On closing ofthe swingable jaw MJ, arcuate tail portion 39 of apron 31 thereof istelescopically received by the correspondingly curvedrtail portion I! ofthe apron l4. Or in other words, the swingable component RM is nested inpart within rear apron l4 and between the strengthening flanges 20thereof. Ultimately front tail portion 39 contacts the rear tail portionI! but only after the upstanding arcuate rim or guard 35 has engaged ina manner hereinafter more particularly described the rubber pad R (Fig.12) for urging. and holding this pad against the rear arcuate guard orrim I0. As the accessible manipulating wheel is further rotated in thesame direction, the front breast portion 38 flexes towards the rearbreast portion 16, consequently shifting the offset flange or shoulder36 slightly above ledge ll, thereby reducing the distance between theupper rims If and 35 whereby the clamping rim 35 compresses the rubberpad against the rear rim i9, thereby firmly clamping the pad againstremoval. In such relation the movably guided jaw MJ may be said to beclosed but clamping the pad firmly.

The rearwardly and downwardly curved pos- 7 ansosg'rie 2 other words,the ripper breastportion-'38 is'integrally hinged to its companion anddepending tail portion 39.

. While the pad is heldin a compressed and clamped relation as shown in"Fig; 13, the pad now has a tendency to urge rim -or bow" 35.0111;-wardly, hence causing'anoutward thrustion" the boss .40, andconsequently thelatter is.

tained in its set frictional erig'agementv with the wheel45;therebypr'eo1uding accidental rotation 'or the latter.

If the wheelbe rotated toshift in-a direction towards stop M; that is,awayzfrom the-padsi'upport component or member PS; the pad H ex:- pandsand automatically shiits'rim- 35 away from the rim Ill, and even ledgeor shoulder 33i away Thereafter the swing from seat or shelf- H. I ableor rotatable retaining and -.cla-mpingmornber or component RM may befurther tilted forwardly to appreciably diverge itaway from of: themanipulatingwheel from the" -.threaded' stud-M; It is also apparent thatthelelong'ated slot- 42 in the boss-titer th'e clamp'mg and re:-'

tain-ing rotatable member) RM permits the latter to swingappreoiablyabout the threaded stud All.

Of course'the' curved rims l'Dvand :35 together with shelf Il'constitute a acceptable. for retaining the pad 'R' while' theanteriorrimfirha'y be considered as a closure for one side zoi the re"-ceptacl'e' of which the. channeled apron or ulcrurn means 14' isadep'ehdiri'g part. Asis well appreciated; the-rims H3 and '35; andjaw Jare so -curved as to permit convenient crimping- 0f eyelashes as E wheninterposed between the rubber pad and the fixed jaw or hard.

7 By tilting lever'haway firom' handle H, cranks 26 simultaneouslydrivethe slidaibly guided jaw MJ downwardly until bearings I3"hittheciir'vecl portions or elbows 4B. The eyelash .curleris new fully openedto'. allow convenient insertion of the eyelashesto becrizz iped between'the rubber fulcrum pin 30'. Consequently wings" [8 of :comip'onent l4and the perforated liig' or terminal 32 of theswingable' c'omporientornie'mber' RM are swung -or arcuately displaced upwardly, thereby-bodilyactuating the movable" jaw; the

components PS'and TRM' ofw hicih are-desirably coupled together by-theithreaded' s'tudifl and r V the internally threaded-'wheel iE thereon.When the pad Rdirectsthe eyelashesaga-inst the upper fixed arcuate braoeorgiaw :3 (Fig. 9.), lever or acuator means L isheld depressediuntil'the .eye-

lashes are desirablycrimpedxor curled. Usually this takes place in a rewseconds after which the 1 curler is again opene'ditowremove" the-cnimpe'd lashes- As previously .:sta.ted, :the sti1dclll isiziixeiilyaand 55 a V or resilient pad and the fixed jaw; Thereafter thepivoted lever L is tilted-towards the handle This action" causescranksifi to elevate'the M ofithe movable jaw In this connection stud 44is provided with a reducedsquared portion BUKFigS. '13 and 13 fittinginto a' corresponding cross .sectionally shaped opening 6] in boss 15tdpreclude rotation. With the stud so positioned against rotation, thestud 4:4 is upset to provide the enlarged head 62' disposed within thecountersunk boss IS: The head 62 together with the body .of stud 44'closely straddle boss l 5', thus precluding removal of the stud fromth'apron I4. r

' Concerning the elastic or rubber pad R 3 the latter is oblong and whenremovably clamped extends slightly above the curved rims or guardsIn'Figs. 3 16, and I9, jaw'MJ is open The shoulder 36 while adapted toremovably seat itself on ledge I l' at the transverse axial plane of thecurler (that is, along the line 1!;8 of Fig. 1) neverthelessprogressively V clears this ledge in proportion to the distance awayirom'line' 88 to permit the spaced lips 19 forwardly offset relative torim 35 and depending from shoulder 36 to extend appreciably below shelfH which limits inward movement of the swingable co'niponent RM whenstruck by lips 10 (Fig. 2.0). 1

0f importance however is the" fact that rim 35, shoulder 36,and thedepending spaced lips I'll are not concentrically disposed relative tothe rear of posteriorrim I0 and normally the terminals or ends H oi theupper rim' and also the corresponding endsof the spaced lips lfl toe inrelative to seat or shelf H. Or other words, lips 'Hl' r eachthe rubberpad (Figs. 16"and I9) in advanc'e of the center part of the rim 35. Bythis tionwideningxtheidistancebetween rims I .and

"3'5 wh'ereby' one end or terminal ofthe pad (Fig.

'18) may be readily dropped onto shelf H. The

operator now removes his thumb from the lip actuated.I-mmediatelythisiendof the rim anto'rhatically retractsdue to itsownresiliency to firmly grip theendof the pad nowin the receptacleKFigs.l8 and 19'). Thereafter the other end-or} terminal'l'3 of the pad isq'uickly inserted into the receptacle or onto shelf il I" (Fig. '16:)and becomes automatically andfirmlyigripped. At "this time the ends'll'only'of therim .35 (Figs. 16 and 20)'and the outer endsofth'edepending and onset lips H1 areyieldingly abutting :the .endsofthe :pad' while the intermediate portion .of the The wheel= isnow-actuated;=causing'ithefront apro ei to swing towards the rear apron:M' ultimately causing tail portion 39*136 strike and :bear against threar tail or fiilcrum portionI'Tl. Upon further rotationio'f the controlwheel inthes'ame V w ss fe he padsis maintainediiullyseatednon-rotatably anchored to'ithe rposterioriapron h smmshelfjl'zaiterwhichlthe wheel iistight I 5 35' between the ends M is spaced from the 7h i 9; deform rim 35 to fully grip, and clamp the pad in its fullyseated position.

To remove the pad from the movable jaw MJ, the control wheel or memberis loosened. This action automatically contracts rim 35 causing thecentral part thereof to move away from the central part of the pad andby applying an outward gripping thrust on the latter the pad thereafteris conveniently lifted or withdrawn from the receptacle.

For purposes of specification the resilient and flexible rim or bowedportion 35 may be said to be normally contracted and adapted to bedeformed or flattened slightly upon operation of the control wheel allof course when the rubber pad is within the receptacle and having itsends or terminals gripped by the offset, or toed in" ends disposed inadvance of the intermediate part of rim 35.

In Fig. 13, the rubber pad Ris firmly clamped in the movable jaw and soheld. 'Upon loosening of the wheel 45, the breast portion 38 althoughurged outwardly by the expansion of the pad, also automaticallyretracts, due to its ownresiliency, to its normal unflexed relation uponfurther loosening of the wheel. In actual practice once the clampingpressure on the pad is removed, the pad may be quickly withdrawn fromthe curler and thereafter a new pad if desired conveniently substituted.It is not necessary to widely open the movable jaw for such purpose andonly a few turns of this wheel is required to remove the clampingrelation. Thus by the present invention the pad may be quickly removed,cleaned and again inserted into the movable jaw. Or the old and used padmay be replaced by a new one, as previously pointed out.

According to the invention it is apparent tha' the depending ear 32 ofthe front apron is rotatably retained between the outer ends or guidemeans of crank portions 26 on the fulcrum pin 30 which also pivotally orhingedly sustains wings N3 of the rear apron I4. By such an arrangementboth aprons l4 and 31 are pivotally: or hingedly associated with theactuating means or lever L and of course in moving the clamping memberRM towards seat or shelf 1 I, that is in closing of the member RM thetoed in ends H always reach the latter in advance of the retainingintermediate arcuat part of the collapsible rim or bowed portion 35 aspreviously stated. n closing of member RM spaced notches" thereofremovably receive the upper ends of the strengthening flanges 20 (Fig.18).

By first gripping one end of the pad R (Figs. 18 and 19) and thereaftergripping the other end thereof (Fig. 16), the pad may be quicklypositioned and seated on shelf H without danger of the pad falling outof the receptacle before full clamping thereof and it will be observedthat as the ends of lips reach the pad they also serve to clamp andretain the latter against the posterior rim l9 (Fig. 6). I

The present application is a continuation in part, of my copendingapplication S. N. 705,526, filed October 25, 1946, now abandoned. I

Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangementof parts without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein.

I claim:

1. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace'secured to said frame, an actuatormovablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having anarcuate pad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining memberdisposed in ad-: vance of said pad sustaining member, means hingedlyconnecting said pad sustaining member to said actuator, means rotatablyconnecting said pad retainingmember to said actuator, means forslidably'guiding said pad sustaining member relative to said frame, andadjustable means for rotatably displacing said pad retaining membertowards said pad sustaining member to removably clamp said pad in saidjaw.

2. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed belowsaid brace having a channeledpad sustaining member and a pad retaining member disposed in advance ofsaid pad sustaining member and in part removably receivable in said padsustaining member, means hingedly connecting said pad sustaining memberto said actuator, means rotatably connecting'said pad retaining memberto said actuator, means for slidably guiding said pad sustaining memberrelative to said frame, and adjustable means for rotatably displacingsaid pad retaining member towards said pad sustaining member toremovably clamp said pad in said jaw.

3. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace se-. cured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having a padsustaining member provided with spaced forwardly extending'flanges andhaving a pad retaining member disposed in advance of said pad sustainingmember and removably receivable between said flanges, means hingedlyconnecting said pad sustaining member to said actuator, means rotatablyconnecting said pad retaining member to said actuator, means forslidably guiding said pad sustaining member relative to said frame, andadjustable means for rotatably displacing said pad retaining membertowards said pad sustaining member to removably clamp said pad in saidjaw. I

4. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace and having anarcuate pad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining memberdisposed in advance of said pad sustaining member, said pad sustainingmember comprising an arcuate shelf for supporting said pad, an arcuateguard for maintaining said pad on' said shelf, and an apron-dependingfrom said shelf; said'pad retaining member comprising an upper arcuaterim and a depending apron, means hingedly connecting the apron of saidpad sustaining member to said actuator, means rotatably connecting theapron of said retaining member to said actuator, means for slidablyguiding said pad sustaining member relative to said frame, andadjustable by said frame, a jaw disposed below said bracehaving anarcuate pad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining memberdisposed in advance of said pad sustaining member, said pad a clearingopening and having a perforated terminal interposed between said crankportions; fulcrum means traversing said wings and terminal and retainedat the rear parts of said crank portions for hingedly sustaining saidwings and rotatably sustainin said terminal, a threaded studnon-rotatably carried by said first mentioned boss and projecting intosaid opening, and means on said stud for shifting said second mentionedboss to removably clamp said rim against said pad.

11. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having a reararcuate pad sustaining member and a front arcuate pad retaining member,said pad sustaining member comprising an arcuate shelf for supportingsaid pad, an arcuate upstanding guard for maintaining said pad on saidshelf, and an apron depending from said shelf having a relatively wideupper breast portion and lower downwardly and rearwardly curved tailportion; said pad retaining member comprising an upper arcuate rim and adepending apron having a relatively wide upper breast portion and adownwardly and rearwardly curved tail portion, means hingedly connectingthe tail portion of the apron of said pad sustaining member to saidactuator, means rotatably connecting the tail portion of the apron ofsaid pad retaining member to said actuator, means for slidably guidingsaid pad sustaining member relative to said frame, and adjustable meanscoupling said aprons for rotatably displacing said pad retaining membertowards said pad sustaining member to initially shift said rim towardsand against said pad and for subsequently abutting the tail portion ofsaid retaining member against the aforementioned tail portion of saidsustaining member and for thereafter flexing the breast portion of saidretaining member towards the breast portion of said sustaining memberfor removably clamping said rim against said pad.

12. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having an arcuatepad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining member disposed inadvance of said pad sustaining member, said pad sustaining membercomprising an arcuate shelf for supporting said pad, an arcuate guardfor maintaining said pad on said shelf, and an apron depending from saidshelf having a relatively wide upper breast portion and lower downwardlyand rearwardly curved tail portion; said pad retaining member comprisingan upper arcuate rim and a depending apron having a relatively wideupper breast portion including a clearing opening and a downwardly andrearwardly curved tail portion, means hingedly connecting the tailportion of the apron of said pad sustaining member to said actuator,means rotatably connecting the tail portion of the apron'of saidretaining member to said actuator, means for slidably guiding said padsustaining member relative to said frame, threaded means fixed to saidpad sustaining member and projecting through said opening, and meansmounted on said stud for rotatably displacing said pad retaining membertowards said pad sustaining member to initially shift said rim towardsand against said pad and for subsequently abutting the tail portion ofsaid retaining member against the aforementioned 14 tail portion of saidsustaining member and for thereafter flexing the breast portion of saidretaining member towards the breast portion of said sustaining memberfor removably clamping said rim against said pad. 1

13. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a'rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an'arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuatormovably-carried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having anarcuate pad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining memberdisposed in advance of said pad sustaining member, said pad sustainingmember comprising an arcuate shelf for supporting said pad, an arcuateguardfor maintaining said pad on said shelf, and an apron depending fromsaid shelf having a rela-'- tively wide upper breast portion including aboss and having a lower downwardly and rearwardly curved tail portion;said pad retaining member comprising an upper arcuate rim and adepending apron having a relatively wide breast portion including a bossprovided with a-clearing opening and having a downwardly and rearwardlycurved tail portion, means hingedly connectin th tail portion of theapron of said pad sustaining member to said actuator, means rotatablyconnecting the tail portion of the apron of said retaining member tosaid actuator, means for slidably guiding said pad sustaining memberrelative to said frame, threaded means fixed to said first mentionedboss and projecting through said opening, and. means mounted on saidstud for rotatably displacing said pad retaining member toward said padsustaining member to initially shift said rim towards and against saidpad and to subsequently abut the tail portion of said retaining memberagainst the aforementioned tail portion of said sustaining member andfor thereafter flexing the breast portion of said retaining membertowards the breast portion of said sustaining member for removablyclamping said pad.

14. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, an actuator movablycarried by said frame, a jaw disposed below said brace having anarcuatepad sustaining member and an arcuate pad retaining memberdisposed in advance of said pad sustaining member, said pad sustainingmember comprising an arcuate shelf for supporting said pad, an arcuateguard for maintaining said pad on said shelf, and an apron dependingfrom said shelf having a relatively wide upper breast portion and alower downwardly and rearwardly curved tail portion defining fulcrummeans and provided with spaced stiffening means; said pad retainingmember comprising an upper arcuate rim and a depending apron integralwith and offset forwardly of said rim and having a relatively wide upperbreast portion and a downwardly and rearwardly curved tail portion forabutting said fulcrum means, means hingedly connecting the tail portionof the apron of said sustaining member to said actuator,

means rotatably connecting the tail portion of the apron of saidretaining member to said actuator, means for slidably guiding said padsustaining member relative to said frame, and adjustable means couplingsaid aprons for rotatably displacing said pad retaining member towardssaid pad sustaining member to initially shift said rim towards andagainst said pad and for subsequently abutting the tail portion of saidretaining member against said fulcrum means and for thereafter flexingthe breast portion of said retaining member towards the breast portionof said sustainingsmember for? removably clamping saidi rim againstsaidipad'; r r. v '15. An eyelash curler adapted'toutilize arubber pad,comprising; a frame, an arcuate; brace; secured to said frame, anactuator'movably car- ,r-iedby said frame, a-jawdisposed below .said

and having a clearing opening, means hingedly' connecting said padsustaining member to said actuator; means rotatably connecting saidpadretaining member to said actuator, means for,

slidably guiding said pad sustainingmember rela tive to said .frame,athreaded stud carried by oneof said components and projectible forwardlythrough said opening; an internally threaded wheel mounted on saidstud'for actuating said pad retaining member to removably clamp said padin said movable jaw, and stop means on said 7 stud to limit'thedisplacement of saidwheel away from said pad retaining member.

16. An, eyelash curlerv adapted to utilize a rubber pad,'comprising-; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame, anactuatormovably carriedbyisaid frama; an arcuate jaw disposed below said braceand comprising'apair of cooperating: components, one ofsaid components defining a padsustaining member, including a shelf for seating saidpad and anupstanding arcuate rim, the other component of said pair defining ;'apad retaining member including an upstanding arcuate portion disposed inadvance of said pad sustaining member and having, a depending portionembodying a clearing opening, means hinged- 11y connecting said padsustaining member to'said factuator, means rotatably connecting saidpadretaining member to said actuator, means slidably guiding said padsustaining member relative to said frame, a threaded stud carried by oneof said components and projecting into said opening, said arcuatebowedportion having ends normally disposed in advance of and toedinrelativeto 1 the intermediate arcuate part of said bowed por- *tion,and a clamping wheel 'rotatably mounted on said stud and adapted to berotated in one {direction for actuating said pad retainingmemjbertowards said pad whereby said ends initially grip the terminalsof said pad and clamp said terminals against said rim and whereupon saidlintermediate arcuate part is subsequently on further rotation or said;wheel expanded to grip I the intermediate part of said pad forvclampingthe latter against said rim. V

17. An eyelash curler adapted to utilize a rubber pad, comprising; aframe, an arcuate brace secured to said frame,- an-actuator movablycar-' I ried by" said frame, an arcuate jaw disposed below said braceand comprising a pair of cooperating' components, one ofsaid; componentsdefining a-pad sustaining member including a shelf for seating said padand an upstanding arcuate rim,

the other componentof said pair defining a pad retaining; memberincluding an upstanding arcuate bowed portion disposed in advance ofsaid pad sustaining member and having a depending portion embodying aclearing opening, means hingedly connecting said. pad sustaining memberto-said actuator, means rotatably connecting said pad retaining memberto said actuator, means slidabl'y guidingsaid pad sustaining memberrelative tosaidzframe, a threaded stud carried by one of said componentsand projecting into said opening, said. arcuate bowed portion havingends and forwardly oifset and depending lips normally disposed in,advance of and toed in relative to: the intermediate arcuate part ofsaid bowed portion, and a clampingwheel rotatably ,mounted on said studand adapted to, be rotatedin one direction for actuating said padretaining membertoward saidv pad: whereby said ends and lipsrinitiallywgrip the terminals of said pad and,

quently on further rotation of said wheel expanded to grip theintermediate p art of said pad for clamping the latter. against saidrim. ,7

18. The eyelash curler according to claim' 4 whereinsaid rim embodiesdepending lip means adapted to be urged away from said guard forshifting said rim away from: said guard.

19. The curler according to-claim l8 characterized ,in that said rimembodies spaced lips extending below said shelf and straddling the apronof said sustaining member. 7

CHARLES PALE/KER.

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